Evaluations

Search our database of 1,200+ summaries of randomized evaluations conducted by our affiliates in 97 countries. To browse key policy recommendations from a subset of these evaluations, visit the Policy Publications tab above.

Information Provision via Mobile Phones to Increase Mobile Banking in Ghana

Emma Riley

Abu Shonchoy

Children washing their hands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Changing Handwashing Behavior with Edutainment in Bangladesh

Reshmaan Hussam

Kailash Pandey

Abu Shonchoy

Chikako Yamauchi

Three women sitting and relaxing on stone ledge by water, looking at phones

The Impact of Exposure to Discordant Media on Political Polarization in Turkey

Ahmet Akbiyik

Jeremy Bowles

Horacio Larreguy

Shelley Liu

Providing information on wood heating to decrease indoor air pollution in France

Coralie Chevallier

Elise Huillery

Mathieu Perona

Rita Abdel Sater

Informing Policy with Research in Brazil

Jonas Hjort

Diana Moreira

Gautam Rao

Juan Francisco Santini

Large group of women wearing headscarves seated on wooden mat

Empowering Female Migrant Workers to Access Quality Overseas Placement Services in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi

Lisa Cameron

Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra

Simone Schaner

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Farmers consider their options in Gujarat, India

Marketing Rainfall Insurance in India

Shawn Cole

Sarthak Gaurav

Jeremy Tobacman

The Economic, Health, and Psychological Effects of Health Insurance and Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya

Justin Abraham

Matthieu Chemin

Johannes Haushofer

Chaning Jang

Researchers evaluated the effects of a free health insurance policy and UCTs of the same value on the economic, health, and psychological outcomes of informal workers in Kenya. Participants who received health insurance self-reported reduced stress and had lower cortisol levels; UCTs led to fewer...

Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs in Colombia

Felipe Barrera-Osorio

Marianne Bertrand

Leigh Linden

Francisco Perez-Calle

Juan Saavedra

Researchers in Bogotá, Colombia, evaluated whether changing the timing and type of CCTs could lead to greater impact on educational attainment. All CCT variations had similarly positive impacts on school attendance, but transfers conditional on continued education had a greater impact on secondary...

The Health Impacts and Effective Delivery of Maternal Cash Transfers in Myanmar

Erica Field

Elisa Maffioli

Women selling produce from street stalls

Training and Capital for Microentrepreneurs in Chile

Claudia Martinez

Esteban Puentes

Jaime Ruiz-Tagle

Researchers partnered with the Chilean Ministry of Social Development to evaluate a micro-entrepreneur training and cash transfer program in Chile. They examined the effects of business training and cash transfers on individual employment and income. The program increased total employment, income...

Behavioral Responses to a Social Security Information Intervention in the United States

Jeffrey Liebman

Erzo Luttmer

Improving Economic and Psychological Well-being through Unconditional Cash Transfer in Kenya

Johannes Haushofer

Charlotte Ringdal

Jeremy Shapiro

Xiao Yu Wang

Three men talking over paperwork outdoors

Formal Rainfall Insurance for the Informally Insured in India

Mushfiq Mobarak

Mark Rosenzweig

Researchers evaluated how informal insurance within Indian sub-castes affects the demand for formal rainfall insurance, and subsequent risk-taking among households employed in agriculture. Informal insurance both increased and decreased the demand for formal rainfall insurance, depending on the...